Top billed cast

1. 

   Robert Armstrong

   Steve Banks

2. 

   Carole Lombard

   Margaret Banks

3. 

   Louis Payne

   Hensel

4. 

   Wade Boteler

   O'Neill

5. 

   Charles Sellon

   J.W. Addison

6. 

   Sam Hardy

   Joe Reno

7. 

   Tom Kennedy

   Officer Ryan

8. 

   Warner Richmond

   Phelps

9. 

   Helen Ainsworth

   Vera

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-06

Robert Armstrong ("Steve") is a reporter at a busy newspaper where he spends much of his time drinking or nursing an hangover. His behaviour is testing the patience not just of his bosses, but of his wife Margaret (a feisty Carole Lombard) who works for another newspaper and for some reason is still keen on him. When he finds himself on the wrong end of a murder investigation, she must help him track down the true culprit. The thing about this film is the dialogue - it is relentless and after a while becomes quite irritating and largely humourless. Sure, it deals with alcoholism (and it's side...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• pre-code